A Saturday matinee mainstay for nearly 20 years, The Bowery Boys made dozens of movies throughout the gang’s various incarnations. Guest writer Todd Liebenow looks at the fellas taking on crooked cab drivers in the 1946 Monogram picture In Fast Company.
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The Nearly Silent Hero: Gary Cooper in High Noon
Perhaps the most iconic protagonist in western movie history is Will Kane, Gary Cooper’s taciturn lawman in 1952’s High Noon. Guest writer Fred Gallagher examines Cooper’s acclaimed turn and what it means to be a film hero.
Read more →For Cleopatra (1964), the Backstory Is the Unrivaled Story
When it comes to behind-the-camera drama, few movies can match the 1963 Liz Taylor-Richard Burton costume saga Cleopatra. Guest writer John Greanias looks at the film’s stormy and controversial production.
Read more →47 Ronin: A Contrarian Takes Bun and Bu to Critics
Join our guest blogger, an Asian cinema expert and contrarian when it comes to “47 Ronin,” as he reviews Keanu Reeves’ not-so-well-received samurai saga.
Read more →Check Into This Hotel for a Good Time
A New Orleans luxury hotel was the setting for drama and romance in 1967’s aptly-titled Hotel, based on a novel by Arthur Hailey. Guest blogger John Greanias details what makes this hotel worth a visit.
Read more →Where Are They Now?: Meg Ryan
She was one of Hollywood’s biggest female stars in the ’90s, but the past decade has been a relatively quiet time for Meg Ryan. Guest blogger David Lobosco examines the reasons why and what’s in Ryan’s future.
Read more →Guadalcanal Diary: Mass Media Convergence in the 1940s
Guest writer John Greanias looks at the 1943 20th Century-Fox WWII drama Guadalcanal Diary, based on Richard Tregaskis’ first-hand account of the bloody Pacific conflict and released less than a year after the battle’s conclusion.
Read more →Remembering Fredric March
In today’s guest post, Emma Alsop presents a fascinating overview of the life and career of Hollywood great Fredric March.
Read more →The Descendants: Movie Review
George Clooney stars as Matt King who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life. Guest blogger Amanda Howard reviews this 2011 comedy-drama. Is this one of your favorite Clooney flicks? Let us know what you think.
Read more →The Old Dark Anachronism
I’ve been thinking about this genre we love, the horror-comedy, and while always pondering the places it’s been (the whole reason for this project) the notion of where it is going or even where it is now intrigues me as…
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